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CAPO III
[Intro]
C G D
C G D
[Verse 1]
Your affectioCn, G  
Dtender as a fading tide
And over distCance, G  
it Dalways feels magnified
But when I Ctry to Gbring you Dcloser 
You get Ccolder Gonce agaiDn
[Pre Chorus 1]
Would you give it Cup for me?G  
Would you give it Dup for me?
I wanna Cknow your lovGe is oDut there on the front with mine
[Chorus 1]
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
[Verse 2]
And I'm wide opCen, G  
maybe it's Dbad that you know that too
But I'm not plaCying, G  
cause wDho would wanna be so cruel?
If I Cgave you aGll the sDpace you need 
would we be Ccloser Gonce agaiDn?
[Pre Chorus 2]
Would you give it Cup for me?G  
Would you give it Dup for me?
I wanna Cknow your lovGe is oDut there on the front with mine
[Chorus 2]
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
COne way love is Gsomething I won't recogDnize﻿
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
{Instrument]
C G D D
C G D D
[Bridge]
But when I Ctry to Gbring you Dcloser 
You get Ccolder Gonce agaiDn
[Chorus 3]
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
COne way love is Gsomething I won't recogDnize﻿
COne way love will Gleave us black and blue Dinside
[Outro]
COne way lovGe, Done way love
COne way lovGeD  

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Closer

by Cape Cub

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO III

[Intro]

C G D

[Verse 1]

C G

Your affection,

tender as a fading tide

C G

And over distance,

it always feels magnified

C G D

But when I try to bring you closer

C G D

You get colder once again

[Pre Chorus 1]

C G

Would you give it up for me?

C G D

I wanna know your love is out there on the front with mine

[Chorus 1]

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

[Verse 2]

C G

And I'm wide open,

maybe it's bad that you know that too

C G

But I'm not playing,

cause who would wanna be so cruel?

C G D

If I gave you all the space you need

C G D

would we be closer once again?

[Pre Chorus 2]

C G

Would you give it up for me?

C G D

I wanna know your love is out there on the front with mine

[Chorus 2]

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

C G D

One way love is something I won't recognize

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

{Instrument]

C G D D

[Bridge]

C G D

But when I try to bring you closer

C G D

You get colder once again

[Chorus 3]

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

C G D

One way love is something I won't recognize

C G D

One way love will leave us black and blue inside

[Outro]

C G D

One way love, one way love

C G D

One way love

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